Had a quart oil can, copper (suggestions it could be polished bright quickly negated) and a pint oil can with a flexible spout. Yup, he liked those. My great nephew got a Harley Davidson sign—think he may be a little young yet but another year or two he will love it. For my niece a nice bright Chinese vase, couple bits small porcelain vases—and a frog in semi precious stone and a bigger frog in Tibet (7%) silver.

I had left the biggest to last. To be honest, not sure how my niece’s hubby would respond to a 4 gallon oil drum (rusty of course, rust is de rigeur) and was prepared to say he could exchange it or something. He was blown away! Loved it! Showed me where he had two 4Litre cans on display. Heh, it cost me all of $15. Niece is a frog fanatic but doesn’t want to be given just frogs.

Had dinner Saturday night—Sunday would have the pub booked solid and we had to leave this morning anyway. For a country pub—not bad at all, have certainly eaten worse food in country pubs (beef cooked till it was like shoe leather etc.)

A nice five days. Pity the mutt couldn’t be there, ah well.

Abbott & Co are going to cause the mother and father of all recessions—be prepared!

I gave my greatnephew a Harley Davidson sign. As I suspected, little bit old for him but in a year or two it will be just fine. His dad grabbed it to hang in his man cave but I am thinking it will be grabbed back. With old stuff you gotta buy it when you see it.

Abbott & Co are going to cause the mother and father of all recessions—be prepared!

Heh, on the way from Berri I saw a motorbike and rider, from the back it looked like a Dalek, no kidding!

On the road Burra–Morgan road I saw heaps of carcases of the wildlife, including a biggish wallaby in the right lane just a K or so out of Burra. Apart from that didn’t see much roadkill. A possum in the Riverland, maybe another 1 or 2. Not many on the road Loxton—Tailem Bend and none on the freeway (fenced.)

Abbott & Co are going to cause the mother and father of all recessions—be prepared!

HBS Guy wrote:Heh, on the way from Berri I saw a motorbike and rider, from the back it looked like a Dalek, no kidding!

On the road Burra–Morgan road I saw heaps of carcases of the wildlife, including a biggish wallaby in the right lane just a K or so out of Burra. Apart from that didn’t see much roadkill. A possum in the Riverland, maybe another 1 or 2. Not many on the road Loxton—Tailem Bend and none on the freeway (fenced.)

Yeah, not much wildlife left now.

I remember when............... you'd drive for not much more than a few miles without that roadkill smell.

The country between Burra and Morgan is exceptionally poor, I think the wildlife has to travel more. Plenty of water and feed in the irrifated riverland. We get another drought and I bet we will see lots of roadkill again.

Abbott & Co are going to cause the mother and father of all recessions—be prepared!